I sold The Max early September of 2002. I got a pretty good
amount for it at first, but as it turns out, it had a bad headgasket. So I gave
the guy some of his money back and ended up with about $700 for it. I think he
got a pretty good deal, with all the extras which was easily over $1500.

Story of The Max

After the tragic demise of Bri's Brd (or rather since it was
been put on life support) I needed to get a new (to me) ride. My step mom
was getting a new car and in order to speed the process along she convinced my
dad to give me her car so I could drive again. So I flew up to New
Hampshire back in April 2001, got it, and drove it back down. So, the car
had been in my family since it was brand new.

It was a 1990 Nissan Maxima SE. Therefore... it had a 3.0 V6
engine - completely stock with 120,000 miles on it. The gauges were white-faced and
the interior fabric had a carbon fiber look to it. This thing was FAST, I hadn't
done a thing to the motor but it held its own really nicely on the street.
0-60 in about 6.5 seconds and it got awesome gas mileage. It handled like a
sports car even with the old suspension.

Mods:

Exterior

16 by 7 in. Quantum Tek alloy wheels

Falken Ziex 205/45R16 tires

Matrix strut tower bar

Custom wire mesh grille made by me

painted calipers silver

clear corners w/ xenon bulbs

Xenon headlights

removed 4DSC decals

removed Nissan Maxima decals from trunk

Interior

painted dash panels silver

replaced door lights with blue bulbs

Razo shift knob w/ carbon fiber
insert

expensive (looking) peddle covers

made hole b/w trunk and passenger compartment - covered w/
wire mesh

Stereo System

Alpine CDM-7871 CD Player

Pioneer GM-X332 160 watt amp

Blaupunkt ODxa-694 4-way 600 watt 6 by 9 speakers

Also went with Tokico
shocks and Eibach springs, which are not installed. When I attempted to get them
installed, the guy told me that the amount of rust underneath would make it hard
to install everything. It can be done, he just didn't have the equipment to do
it - i.e. a lift.

Included

Eibach Pro-Kit lowering springs (brand new)

Tokico performance gas shocks (brand new)

Original corners and all bulbs

Stock grille

Stock shift knob

Wiring for power to second amplifier

I went to the track and got some official times... and whooped.
My best time out of 2 runs was:
17.17 @ 78 mph

What I have raced and the results:
I can't explain them, obviously some people don't know how to drive.

As you can imagine, there were some problems with this car,
that's why I did not ask a whole lot for it. Here's a list of everything that
I knew was wrong:

Timing belt should be changed
- nothing is wrong, it's just about that time

Transmission smells sometimes
(hard driving) and occasionally makes a strange sound. I worked at a
transmission shop for a while and I am pretty sure that there is no
major problem, the fluid just needs to be changed.

Rear left seatbelt no longer
attached to body - recall item, will be repaired for free at Nissan
dealer, I just haven't gotten the time (I replaced the fuel fill tube
because it rotted out, also recall item) These cars are well known for
rusting, especially ones that spend 11 years in New Hampshire.

Both side skirts have rotted
(most recently, someone looking at the car kicked the driver's side
out) see pictures.

Three noticeable dings on the
sides (2 pictured - 1 on passenger side)

Front tires need to be
replaced - website offers for around $100 each - they are very good
tires

One rim has scuffs on it,
when clean you can't really noticed unless you are looking, but dirt
collects in the scuffs - rim available for about $120.

This car would've been in excellent condition if it weren't
for the rust on the skirts. The paint was fresh looking, especially after a
nice waxing. People were shocked when I told them that it was a '90.

The Accidentthe nightmare that wouldn't end

On May 25th, 2001 the Max was rear ended by a garbage truck.
I was sitting at a light when the driver came up behind me and stopped, then proceeded
to cough uncontrollably losing his footing on the brakes and he rolled into
me. The damage was limited to the trunk, spoiler, and the tail
lights.
The rear 1/3 of the car is all fresh. I had them repair a lot of the rust on the
back. With the rust and dents that were not from the wreck taken out, it ended
up only costing me about $300, so I doubt the repair to the skirts would exceed
$500, if you had them do the entire skirt on each side. If you just had the
holes patched, it would probably be about $250.
I finally got it back at the end of July, it looked great, but it sure was a
headache!